This violence is the direct result of disastrous Democrat policies that have handcuffed the police, that have limited the ability of the police to go after violent criminals. And the result is, D.C. has become a very dangerous place. So what happened? President Trump, Monday morning, he announced at a press conference, quote, this is liberation Day in dc, and we're going to take our capital back. And he declared a public safety emergency. And he took two actions. Number one, he invokes Section 740 of the D.C. home Rule act, placing the D.C. police directly under federal control. (06:03–06:16)
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Asserts that President Trump declared a public safety emergency in D.C.
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